Future Tech: Almost Here, Round-the-corner Future Technology Podcast

Richard Gallo, MD, PhD, a leading expert in human immunology, skin biology, and the microbiome, delivers an interesting overview of skin issues, the microbiome, antimicrobial peptides, skin microbiome acne, and so much more. Gallo earned his PhD from Harvard and has pursued a life in the sciences. Gallo talks about his background and how he came to be so interested in dermatology and immunology, and as he states, the big question for Gallo was, how does a host protect itself? He provides an overview of ‘resistance’ and how it differs, discussing how humans and plants, etc. can be affected by a microbe. Gallo comments that the skin is the first layer separating the inside… from the outside, and that’s a pretty important job.  What do microbes do to benefit us, speaking of those microbes that our skin tolerates? Gallo’s current research and discovery revolves around this question. Gallo states that microbes can become trapped within the skin’s pores, and once they are they are nurtured, kept in check by the i